Yes, we have seen those cases. This is not one of those cases. Nothing you have cited in any way casts any doubt on the father. It’s not even clear what you think the purpose of the father’s lying would even be.

Damn, you’re cool, huh?

What a stupid fucking response. Jesus.

It is settled. Do you ever write anything for a living? Write “irregardless” on some of your work product and see where that ends up.

“He was drinking with his underage daughter in a park, although he was identified as her friend and not her father for at least 24 hours after the crime.”

To you. Because you have already decided that someone who has a criminal conviction in their past is inherently untrustworthy.

Fine. You don’t want to believe her. Got it. But the mere fact that she was convicted of a crime doesn’t mean she cannot be sympathetic.

Stop. You are embarrassing yourself. If you used that word non-ironically in a serious piece of writing, you would be laughed at. “Irregardless” is not an actual word, it is made up non-sense. That is not just because people say so - it literally makes no sense, because the prefix and ending cancel each other out,…

And, to be clear, the “very strange” behavior you have identified from the father that causes you to believe “anything” (what?) is possible is that he answered the door when a reporter knocked and didn’t act according to your personal preferences of what he should have acted like?

I have never been told this and I have never heard of anybody being told this. It is a bizarre accusation, and one I think would only be made if someone were borderline abusive.

Well, that’s why I’m not outraged. I’m just saying I understand it.

With the Redskins, people are clinging to something that is linked to good memories for them. Most fans probably have followed the team from childhood, and probably have warm memories associated with the name growing up. It is childish and immature - those memories are not going away - but that’s what it is.

Well, he’a not actually a journalist, and the guy whose location he knew but didn’t reveal to authorities was a dangerous man who could have killed people. I’m not outraged by Penn’s actions, but understand why people might be.

Putting aside the fact that whether she is sympathetic is not particularly relevant since she has a story to tell that is related to the subject of this article, according to her, she committed a crime and was punished for it more harshly because of her trans status. She was also repeatedly raped while in prison,…

So? It is still an absolutely relevant experience to discuss in an article about the ways in which the justice system treats trans people differently. You, apparently, don’t believe her. Fine. That doesn’t make her inclusion in the article unjustified or bad.

Are you suggesting the father was somehow involved in the attack?

Okay, but the Redskins lost yesterday, so baby steps?

There are lots in the article. This isn’t just a profile of her. In any event, part of her story is that she felt she was treated unequally by the justice system because of her being trans. That is a relevant issue.

When confronted with a gun? Yes, many would, you moron. Again, had he not done what he did,both he and his daughter would likely be dead.

What does that have to do with anything?